Camera connector kit as USB port?

I'm looking at purchasing the camera connector kit for my father who wants to be able to use a USB port with his iPad while he's on an extended trip.
My hope is that the USB port would allow him to download pictures/files onto a flashdrive and also use a mouse.
Based on what I've read I'm not sure if that will actually work. Does the USB port from the camera connection kit actually function as a "real" USB port?
Thanks.

When the iPad 1 and camera kit first came out folks discovered that the USB port was usable for a number of "secret" devices from keyboards to speakers. With the 4.2 iOS update, Apple reduced the power available with the camera kit and folks report that it barely allows transfer of photos from attached cameras now.
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Hey, thanks for your updates.
The photos are 8 character long and extension is .jpg
The file names are 8 characters long with 3 as alphapet followed by an "_" and then 4 numbers.
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http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57401068-285/secrets-of-the-ipad-camera-conn ection-kit/
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Hi
I bought the camera connector kit and can't get it to work.
I don't really use the camera to take photos or shoot videos. I bought the kit mainly to add storage to my brand new iPad (3).
What I have tried to do so far, is:
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I bought the kit mainly to add storage to my brand new iPad (3).
The CCK can only be used to import photos/videos to the iPad. Can't be used to export photos/videos or other files, or use like an external hard drive.
Are you opening the Photos app when you try to import the photos & are they identified as .jpg?
Pad2, the new iPad Supported Video Formats & Movie Formats
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MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;
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